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Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates Sonal Patel for winning the Bronze Medal in Para Table Tennis
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Sonal Patel for winning the Bronze Medal in Para Table Tennis at Birmingham CWG 2022.
In a tweet, Prime Minister said;
"When talent, temperament and tenacity combine, nothing is impossible. Sonal Patel has shown this in letter and spirit by winning a Bronze medal in Para Table Tennis. Congratulations to her. I pray that she continues to distinguish herself in the coming times. #Cheer4India"
Ministry of Heavy Industries
Promotion of Electric Vehicles
There are multiple causes for pollution and vehicular pollution is one of the causes. The electric vehicles have zero on-road emission. The problem of pollution can be minimized by using electric vehicles in the country. In order to promote adoption of electric vehicles, Department of Heavy Industry formulated a scheme namely FAME-India Scheme [Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of  Electric Vehicles in India] in 2015 for the initial period of 2 years starting w.e.f. 01st April, 2015 . The Phase-I of the Scheme was extended from time to time and the last extension was allowed up to 31st March 2019. In this Phase of the Scheme about 2.8 lakh hybrid and electric vehicles are supported by way of demand incentive amounting to about Rs 359 crore resulting in saving of about 50 million liters of fuel and reduction of about 124 million Kg of CO2.
In addition, following initiatives were also taken up by the Government to promote use of electric vehicles use:
Under new GST regime, GST on EVS is reduced from existing 12% rate to 5% as against the 28% GST rate with cess up to 22% for conventional vehicles.
Ministry of Power has allowed sale of electricity as ‘service’ for charging of electric vehicles. This will provide a huge incentive to attract investments into charging infrastructure.
The Government, vide S.O. 5333 dated 18th October, 2018 has also granted exemption to the battery operated transport vehicles and transport vehicles running on ethanol and methanol fuels from the requirements of permit.
The Government, vide draft GSR 430 dated 18th June 2019 has proposed exemption of registration fees for battery operated/electric vehicles to promote the use of eco-friendly vehicles in the country.
In the budget of 2019-20, the Finance Minister announced for providing additional income tax deduction of Rs 1.5 lakh on the interest paid on loans taken to purchase electric vehicles.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has allowed the age group of 16-18 years to obtain driving licence to drive E-scooters.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued an advisory dated 17th July, 2019 to all States and Union Territories to promote use of electric vehicles.
This information was given by the Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Prakash Javadekar, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
Telephone Conversation between PM and King of the Kingdom of Bahrain
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation today with His Majesty Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The two leaders discussed the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis and its consequences, including on logistics chains and financial markets.
His Majesty the King assured Prime Minister of his personal attention to the welfare of the large Indian community in Bahrain, during the present health crisis. Prime Minister expressed his heartfelt appreciation for the care and affection that the Bahrain authorities have always extended to the Indian diaspora.
The leaders agreed that their officials would remain in regular touch and ensure all possible support to each other for dealing with the challenges of COVID-19.
Prime Minister conveyed to His Majesty the King that India regards Bahrain as an important part of its extended neighbourhood. He also warmly recalled his own visit to the Kingdom last year.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
“We found ordinary men who are doing the extraordinary to change patriarchal attitudes” – Director Vibha Bakshi
“I opted to make this film without dialogues, felt it could be more effective through visuals” – Director Nilesh Kunjir
Directors of ‘Son Rise’ and Shevanti, both MIFF films in the National Competition section, interacted with the media, at Films Division in Mumbai today.
National Award Winner, Director  Vibha Bakshi and Director , Nilesh Kunjir met the media for a press conference post screening of their films at MIFF today.
“How does an ordinary farmer defy society by marrying a gang-rape survivor and work towards getting her justice? Haryana is India's seat of patriarchy but this is also where heroes who support women are born," said Vibha Bakshi, speaking about her experience of shooting in Haryana. “We found ordinary men who are doing the extraordinary to change patriarchal attitudes; our heroes - all from Haryana - are an example for our men. Hope that our film inspires men to stand united with women in addressing gender issues.”
Son Rise, a non-feature documentary, based in rural Haryana, shows how ordinary men can do extraordinary things. The film won a National Award for Best Non-Feature and Best Editing in Non-Feature. "The editing took place over a period of 8 months and Hemanti Sarkar is the best editor in the country," she added.
Shevanti is a short film based on the life of a married couple and how relationships evolve over time. The film is based on a short story written by the Marathi writer, Chandrashekhar Gokhale. “I chose to make this film because I loved the storyline and opted to make this film without dialogues. I felt it could be more effective through visuals” said Director, Nilesh Kunjir. The film has been officially selected for Asian Film Festival. Upon being asked how he is able to depict female characters so well in his writings, Chandrasekhar Gokhale said, "I give all credits to my mother who was very expressive, which taught me to understand a woman’s emotions.”
Competition Commission of India
CCI approves acquisition of certain real estate projects of RMZ Group and 100% equity shareholding in CoWrks by Brookfield Private Capital  Limited
The Competition Commission of India  approves acquisition of certain real estate projects of RMZ Group and 100% equity shareholding in CoWrks by Brookfield Private Capital  Limited, under Section 31 of the Competition Act, 2002.
The acquiring entity will be a newly formed company belonging to Brookfield Private Capital  Limited.
The real estate projects to be acquired relate to the business of leasing commercial real estate. These projects are housed under RMZ Infotech Private Limited, RMZ Galleria  Private Limited, RMZ North Star Projects Private Limited, RMZ Ecoworld Infrastructure Private Limited and RMZ Azure Projects Private Limited.
CoWrks is engaged in the business of providing desks / seats as co-working spaces.
Detailed order of the CCIwill follow.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Seven day State Mourning to be observed in memory of former President Shri Pranab Mukherjee
The Government of India announces with profound sorrow the death of ShriPranab Mukherjee, former President of India at Army Research & Referral Hospital, New Delhi on 31stAugust, 2020.
As a mark of respect to the departed dignitary, seven days State Mourning will be observed throughout India from 31.08.2020 to 06.09.2020, both days inclusive. During the period of State Mourning the National Flag will fly at halfmaston all buildings throughout India, where it is flown regularly and there will be no official entertainment.
The date, time and venue of the State Funeral will be intimated later.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Honouring of Families of Freedom Fighters
Giving a reply to a Written Question on ‘Honouring of Families of Freedom Fighters’ in the Lok Sabha today, the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Ajay Kumar Mishra said, during the commemoration of 75th anniversary of Independence, the Ministry of Culture , Government of India in collaboration with the State/UT governments and civil society have organised nearly 18,000 events in memory of Freedom Fighters all over the country and abroad.
In order to honour the brave freedom fighters of our country, MoC has uploaded nearly 9,000 stories under Unsung Heroes  and Digital District Repository . MoC, in collaboration with the Amar Chitra Katha, has published 3 books namely:
- India’s Unsung Heroes: The Brave Women of our Freedom Struggle – comprising 20 personalities .
- Women in Power: Elected to the Constituent Assembly – comprising 15 personalities .
- Tribal Leaders of the Freedom Struggle – comprising 19 personalities .
Department of Atomic Energy
India secures top rank at 19th IJSO2022, Bogota, Colombia with 6 Gold medals
India secured top rank at the 19th International Junior Science Olympiad  2022 held in Bogota, Colombia by winning 6 gold medals. In all, 20 gold, 42 silver and 59 bronze medals were awarded at this IJSO that was held from 2 to 12 December, 2022.
Arittra Malhotra, Rajdeep Mishra, Devesh Pankaj Bhaiya, Banibrata Majee and Avaneesh Bansal were the students who bagged gold medals at the IJSO2022, Bogota. The three-member team of Arittra, Avaneesh and Rajdeep also got the Bronze medal jointly with another team in the Experimental competition. This is the third successive year  and fourth overall  that India has turned in an all-gold performance at IJSO and topped the medals tally.
The team was accompanied by three leaders: Prof. Chitra Joshi , Dr. Subhojit Sen , Mr. Vishal Dev Ashok  and one Scientific Observer: Mr. J. P. Gadre .
There were 203 students from 35 countries participating in this year's IJSO. This year's competition was originally scheduled to be held in Kyiv, Ukraine; it was shifted to Bogota, Colombia in August 2022 due to the war in Ukraine.
The IJSO competition consists of two theoretical examinations  and one experimental examination . This year many of the tasks were very interdisciplinary in nature. One of the experiments, for example, modelled the working of neurons and the ability of neurotransmitters to activate gates that in turn trigger electrical signals. The students were then required to conceptualise and construct electrical circuits mimicking these gates by using resistors in series or parallel, so as to make a meaningful readout of an excitatory neural signal. Another example was in Chemistry where the measurement of fluid viscosity using flow dynamics was used to calculate the molecular weight of liquid polymers. Biology too was no exception, where the students were required to extract anthocyanin pigments from different plants and use them as an efficient pH indicator to differentiate acidic and basic foods, a seemingly very chemical concept. In theory, a question of ethanol extraction from maize plants gave the students a good idea of industry processes, focused on efficient and cheap biochemical processes. Our students greatly appreciated such questions.
This was the last international Olympiad of 2022. This year, of the 30 Indian students who participated in Mathematics and Science Olympiads, 12 have won Gold, 13 Silver and 5 Bronze.
Prime Minister's Office
PM appreciates strides in City Gas Distribution Network
City Gas Distribution Network now covers 630 districts, up from 66 in 2014
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi appreciated all those involved in City Gas Distribution Network for improving the coverage.
In a tweet Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri informed that City Gas Distribution Network has taken massive strides to offer convenient & affordable fuel. From just 66 districts in 2014, CGD network covers 630 districts in 2023; taking the number of domestic PNG connections from merely 25.40 lakhs in 2014 to a whopping 103.93 lakhs now.
In reply to the tweet by Union Minister, the Prime Minister tweeted;
"These are good numbers. I appreciate all those who worked hard over the years to make this coverage happen."
Ministry of Culture
National School of Drama organises ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav - 22nd Bharat Rang Mahotsav, 2022’ in Mumbai
Festival will showcase plays of renowned theatre directors based on life and sacrifices of our freedom fighters
National School of Drama under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is organizing "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav - 22nd Bharat Rang Mahotsav, 2022 " to pay tributes to our freedom fighters. As part of the 22nd Bharat Rang Mahotsav, 2022 , 30 plays will be showcased in Delhi, Bhubaneshwar, Varanasi, Amritsar, Bengaluru and Mumbai from 16th July to 14th August, 2022.
In Mumbai, the Bharat Rang Mahotsav programmes will be held from 9 to 13 August 2022, jointly organised by Ministry of Cultural Affairs and P.L. Deshpande Maharashtra Kala Akademi. The festival will be inaugurated on Tuesday, 9 August at Rabindra Natya Mandir in the presence of Governor of Maharashtra Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari. Veteran actress Rohini Hattangadi, Producer Director Satish Kaushik and Vani Tripathi Tikku will also grace the inauguration ceremony. Director of National School of Drama, Professor Ramesh Chandra Goud will preside over the programme.
The festival is open for public. The festival will showcase plays of renowned theatre directors based on life and sacrifices of our freedom fighters. Drama ‘I am Subhash’ directed by Chandrakant Tiwari will be played on the first day of the festival. On August 10, play 'Gandhi-Ambedkar' by Dr. Mangesh Bansod will be performed. Rupesh Pawar's play "August Kranti" will be presented on August 11 and "Tilak and Agarkar" directed by Sunil Joshi will be presented on August 12. The festival will conclude on August 13 with the play 'Rang De Basanti Chola' directed by Mohammad Nazir Qureshi.
Ministry of Defence
31st January last date for schools to register with Sainik Schools Society for setting up new schools
Process underway for evaluation of 284 registered schools for academic session 2022-23
Marching ahead in tune with National Education Policy , Government has decided to provide increasing focus on value-based education enabling children to develop pride in rich culture and heritage of this nation, effective leadership with character, discipline, sense of national duty and patriotism through setting up of 100 new Sainik Schools under Sainik Schools Society, Ministry of Defence in partnership with Private Schools/NGOs/States.
Towards this end, applications were invited for joining the initiative only through the web portal https://sainikschool.ncog.gov.in. Presently, 284 schools have registered therein and the evaluation for identifying prospective partners is underway for the academic session 2022-23. In view of the response to this initiative and the need for finalising the evaluation in a time bound manner, it is now being considered to close the receipt of further applications. Accordingly, closing date for any fresh registrations on the web portal https://sainikschool.ncog.gov.in is 31 January 2022. No fresh registrations will be accepted after 31 January 2022 as the portal will be closed for this purpose for the academic session 2022-23.
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LCA TEJAS TO PARTICIPATE IN SINGAPORE AIR SHOW -2022
A 44 member contingent of Indian Air Force reached Changi International Airport in Singapore today to participate in the ‘Singapore Air Show-2022’. The Air Show will be held from 15th to 18th February 2022. Singapore Air Show is a biennial event which provides a platform for the Global Aviation Industry to showcase their products.
IAF will be pitching the indigenous Tejas MK-I ac alongside participants from across the world. The Tejas aircraft will be enthralling the audience with its display of low level aerobatics displaying its superior handling characteristics and maneuverability. The participation of Indian Air Force in the Air Show provides India with the opportunity to showcase the Tejas aircraft and to interact with counterparts from RSAF  & other participating contingents.
In the past, Indian Air Force had participated in similar Air Shows like LIMA-2019 in Malaysia and Dubai Air Show-2021 to exhibit indigenous aircraft and formation aerobatic teams.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves revision of pay and allowances of Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for revision of pay and allowances of Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories. It will bring the pay and allowances of LGs at par with that of the Secretary to the Government of India.
Details:
The Cabinet has approved the proposal for increasing the pay and allowances of Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories with effect from 1st January, 2016 from Rs.80,000/- per month plus dearness allowance, sumptuary allowance at the rate of Rs.4,000/- per month and local allowances to Rs. 2,25,000/- plus dearness allowance, sumptuary allowance at the rate of Rs.4,000/- per month and local allowances at the same rate as applicable to the officers of the rank of Secretary to the Govt. of India It will be subject to the condition that the total emoluments  shall not exceed the total emoluments drawn by the Governor of a State.
Background:
The pay and allowances of Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories remain at par with those of officers of the rank of Secretary to the Government of India. The pay and allowances of Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories was last revised with the approval of the Cabinet with effect from 1st January, 2006 from Rs. 26,000/-  per month to Rs.80,000/-  per month plus dearness allowance, sumptuary allowance at the rate of Rs.4,000/- per month and local allowances.
The pay of officers of the rank of Secretary to the Government of India has been revised from Rs. 80,000/- to Rs. 2,25,000/- per month with effect from 01.01.2016 as per CCS  Pay Rules, 2016.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
2nd Edition of ‘Secretariat Reforms’ report released
89.59% Public Grievances disposed 
2,52,480 files reviewed 1,63,664 files weeded out, out of 1,79,175 files identified for weeding
10.45 lakh sq. ft space freed Cleanliness Campaign conducted at 4,711 sites Rs.17.50 crore revenue earned from scrap disposal
In pursuance of the decisions taken in the National workshop on 23.12.2022, DARPG published monthly report on “Secretariat Reforms” for January, 2023. The Report is available at https://darpg.gov.in/sites/default/files/SECRETARIAT_REFORMS.pdf.
Key highlights of the Report for the month of January, 2023 are as follows:
- Swachhata Campaign & Reduction in Pendency
- 2,52,480 files were reviewed. 1,63,664 files weeded out, out of 1,79,175 files identified for weeding
- 3,94,805 public grievances disposed out of 4,40,671 received 
- 10,45,939 square feet of space freed in January, 2023
- Rs.17,49,91,167/- of revenue earned by scrap disposal in January, 2023
- Cleanliness Campaign conducted at 4,711 sites
- Increasing Efficiency in Decision Making
- 64 Ministries/ Departments implemented delayering 
- 69 Ministries/ Departments implemented delegation
- Desk Officer System in operation in 28 Ministries/ Departments
- e-Office implementation and analytics
- 72 ministries/ departments migrated on E-Office version 7.0
- 31,60,392 Active e-Files against 8,94,329 Active physical files
- Active e-files increased to 31,60,392 in month ending 31st January, 2023 as against 28,17,775 active e-files in month ending 31st December, 2022
- 10 Ministries/ Departments have 100% e-Receipts in the month of January, 2023
- Best Practices
- Ministry of Labour and Employment: EPFO Gorakhpur reported providing wheelchair facilities for senior citizens visiting the office
- Department of Agricultural Research and Education: An awareness program conducted on the importance of cleanliness and conversion of farm waste to wealth for school children at KVK Solapur
- Ministry of Railways: Vijayawada railway station segregated waste at source
Ministry of Science & Technology
Day-V of National workshop on “Hands on Training on Scholarly Publications”
The Research Journals Division of CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research , New Delhi, is conducting one-week National workshop on “Hands on Training on Scholarly Publications” during 12th-18th May 2022 sponsored by the Science & Engineering Research Board , Department of Science and Technology , Govt of India, under Accelerate Vigyan scheme.
The Fifth day of the above ‘KARYASHALA’ was dedicated to explaining the “Role of museums in Science communication” by lectures, interactive session as well as hands on training on Herbarium techniques. The resource person, former Emeritus Scientist & Head, Raw Materials Herbarium & Museum, Delhi , CSIR-NIScPR, Dr. Sunita Garg, who have put in four decades of rich experience in the subject.
Dr. Garg, in her talk, elaborated up on the inevitable role science museums play in protecting the rich biodiversity of this vast country and also promoting science learning actively among not only the students of science curriculum but also people in general. She added that museums by providing actual specimens for physical observation, imparts a deep visual memory, the most effective way of learning for the students. By preserving original authentic samples, museums, with relevant subject expert on board, serve as the centre for authentication of correct specimens, which is quite mandatory in scientific research, especially in life sciences which deals with biological samples, be it whole plant or animal, part of the same. She has also pointed out the problems caused by adulteration, particularly in the herbal industry. Dr Garg has also thrown light upon the scope of entrepreneurship in this subject.
Dr. Sunita Garg, and Dr Prasanna practically demonstrated how herbariums are done in Botany. Herbarium techniques help in preserving morphological key features of the respective plant specimens. The participants were also given an opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned in the session by making individual effort on preparing herbarium sheets.
Senior Scientists Mrs Majumdar and Dr NK Prasanna conducted all three sessions of day 5 of the karyashala smoothly.
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Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Update on MCA21 Version -3
MCA21 version-3.0 is a technology-driven forward-looking project, envisioned to strengthen enforcement, promote Ease of Doing Business and enhance user experience. MCA21 version-3.0 rollout has been planned in phases to ensure minimum disruption in regulatory filings.
09 company forms  are scheduled to go-live on 01.09.2022 . Remaining company forms and other modules like e-Adjudication, Compliance Management System are scheduled to be fully deployed within this Calendar Year.
In view of the upcoming launch of 09 Company forms in version-3, LLP filings on MCA21 V-3 portal will not be available from 27th Aug  to 28th Aug . However, MCA21 V-2 Portal for company filings will remain available.
Frequently asked questions  and demo for these 09 forms are available on the website of MCA . Several webinars have been conducted to sensitise all stakeholders in association with Institute of Chartered Accountants of India  and Institute of Company Secretaries of India .
Phase-1 of rollout was completed on 24th May 2021 with launch of e.Book, e. Consultation Modules and a revamped website.
As part of Phase-2, LLP Module for supporting all LLP filings was launched on 08th March 2022.